Allusive Intertextuality in Boris Chipchikov's Essay "We Lived Near the Grail"

The article explores the role of the stylistic device of allusion in the essay by the Balkar writer B. Chipchikov, titled "We Lived Next to the Grail". The text under analysis is part of the eponymous author’s collection. The methodological framework of the work is grounded in theories of style, which provide a scientifically substantiated toolkit for interpreting literary texts. The study employs a descriptive method, developed by V.V. Vinogradov, which is based on the analysis of the stylistic context of the artistic work. The research establishes that one of the distinctive features of Chipchikov's essays is the subjectivity of the narrative, achieved through allusive intertextuality. Allusion serves as the primary factor ensuring a high intertextual density within the text, expanding its semantic and emotional-aesthetic capabilities, and actively contributing to the creation of artistic images and the formation of object-logical content. Thus, in his ethical-philosophical essay, which encompasses global cultural experience, B. Chipchikov not only adheres to the key canons of the genre, such as freedom of composition, intimacy of tone, and subjectivity of internal connection, but also original transforms its conceptual content and cultural significance, largely due to his skillful use of allusions.

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